Show W WOOL Ol CROP or I N I AU AUSTRALIA THAUA 2 5 2 H T I Drouth routh Brings Brings' Discouraging I Season Says Wealthy I I She of Melbourne f r Studying Utah Otah Methods A S 'S wool clip this I this AUSTRA J x year will approximate 1 pounds valued at at about bout or or oi 2 25 per cent less than last years year's lip clip ing to Louis Louis' F. F Green of Melbourne with extensive sheep Int Interests rests In InQ Queensland Q Australia who is at t the Hotel Utah Mr Green as' as a sup sup- supplement to an i intensive study Into scientific sheep breeding is inspecting inspecting inspect inspect- ing irig the methods of American sheep sheep- men particularly those of Utah and the Intermountain in West GIGANTIC R RANCHES Mr Mry Mr Gr Green en and his Ms father own tw two large sheep ranches in Queensland running running- sheep sheep- sheep and and ad head of cattle The Tle larger of the two two ranches D Dynevor nevor Downs contains 1320 square miles mlles or nearly acres cres and the other contains acres Unusual drouth conditions caused heavy loss losses losses' s' s to Australian cattlemen and Mr Mt Green said One ran ranch in in- our n neighborhood lost 1 I cattle and others others' were hit equally heavy Sh have have hae suffered accordingly accordingly ac ac- I co cordingly an art losses losses losse will mean meana a reduction In the wool clip of ot approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap I proximately 25 p per r cent GOVERNMENT AGREEMENT Until June 30 the the year five agreement agreement agree agree- 11 I ment between Australian and the government to pool their wool wooI I I and sell to he B British g gos v. v r m nt at ata I II a flat rate fate of 31 cents per pound will willbe willbe I be in fn n force All who have started their shearing before June 30 30 35 I will Will place their wool I in the pool This This This' i for Australian was an excellent thIng thing for Jd during the war when war shipping shipping ship ship- ping facilities were almost unobtainable able bu but riot ot that the war Is over I might obtain better prices were they able to go on the open I market market After J June ne 30 they willi will place their wool their wool on on the open marketOn marketOn market I On our our two ranches alone our ur clip last year was bales bale or at about p pounds estimating pounds to the bale Our wool from Merino sheep was vas vas appraised at 94 cents cents' per j pound The Australian clip last year I i totaled approximately pounds valued at at approximately I |